AaS! 116: Is String Theory Worth It? (Part 2: Tuning the Strings)

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AaS! 116: Is String Theory Worth It? (Part 2: Tuning the Strings)

Part 2! How did String Theory get started? What has made the idea so popular over the decades? Can we ever truly have a theory of quantum gravity? What is supersymmetry, the landscape, and the AdS/CFT Correspondence? What do holograms have to do with this? How many dimensions do we live in? Why does String Theory have such a hard time making predictions? How are we supposed to judge a theory that isn’t done yet?

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AaS! 115: Is String Theory Worth It? (Part 1: Unify This!)

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AaS! 115: Is String Theory Worth It? (Part 1: Unify This!)

Part 1! How did String Theory get started? What has made the idea so popular over the decades? Can we ever truly have a theory of quantum gravity? What is supersymmetry, the landscape, and the AdS/CFT Correspondence? What do holograms have to do with this? How many dimensions do we live in? Why does String Theory have such a hard time making predictions? How are we supposed to judge a theory that isn’t done yet?

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